Meet the man with the highest credit score in America despite owning EIGHT credit cards and having an outstanding mortgage

Actually, he couldn't come close to that score without the credit cards and especially without the mortgage. One of my last credit reports before we bought our house finally listed "no mortgage" as a negative indicator on my score. I had suspected it for a while, but that was the first time I'd seen it in print.

When Life Gives You Lemons
We all have had hardships and made poor decisions. The important thing is how we respond and grow. Read the story of a Fool who started from nothing, and looks to gain everything.

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